Wow, Chan going from 227 at CoR to 280 at Worlds. Crazy, even though the CoR was probably a 'bad' skate from him. I can't remember exactly what he did there, although I do remember he didn't fall as much as at Skate Canada.

Wow, Chan going from 227 at CoR to 280 at Worlds. Crazy, even though the CoR was probably a 'bad' skate from him. I can't remember exactly what he did there, although I do remember he didn't fall as much as at Skate Canada.

He fell just as many times, once in the SP and 3 times in the LP. He did a minor Zayak which probably accounted for the lower score. Falls aside, in his 4 programs in two competitions, he conquered each quad and each 3A in turn. I was actually impressed at his process and progress when he was heavily rediculed for the falls. Basically he did at least two years of progress in two competitions, instead of spreading out the falls over the years like most skaters do with their quads.

eta. Basically, Chan made two huge leaps this year. After the first two events of experiencing the actual competing with quads, he consulted with Boitano and conquered the mental aspect for GPF with no falls. Huge leap. After that, he put in another quad which he had been able to do technically but only mentally ready after a clean competition with a quad in each program. The Canadian Nationals was phenomanal but didn't count for an official record. He did well enough at Worlds, another huge leap from GPF. Actually he was not feeling well that day but had learn to handle that. There is an interview in Russian in which he describes his plan for the next season.

^^^^^^Well, in the new competitve year the latest stats will play a more important role.

The World Championships is the ultimate yearly ranking. Maybe a bit harsh. But averageing 3 years, even when weighted, is a little too skewed from reality. And then, there are all those B comps the Europeans could easily take part in and accrue points towards the ranking, which affect the GP invitations.